Monday, May 7, 2007

First Choice Airways Makes Maiden Flight to Costa Rica

Today First Choice Airways made its first non-stop flight from London to Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia Monday. The company says it will bring over 250 passengers a week to Costa Rica. According to Carlos Ricardo Benavides, Costa Rica's Minister of Turismo, said the airline would like to make up to three flights per week.

First Choice tours are 139 pounds for a week in Costa Rica. That's about $276.

Operating a fleet of 32 aircraft from 15 UK airports, First Choice now flies six million customers on more than 30,000 flights to around 60 destinations world-wide every year, including the Maldives, Mexico and resorts across the Mediterranean.